BROWNWOOD, Texas - Volleyball made quick work of the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets with a three-set sweep on Friday night in Brownwood.

"It was a great road trip," said head coach Troy Canaba. "I love this team, their passion for the game, their team pride and the pride they have for our University. They are true ambassadors. I am proud to be their coach!"

SRSU 3 HPU 0
(25-17, 25-14, 25-19)

Set 1:
The Lobos broke things open early with a 7-2 run to start the match. Scoring started for them with a kill and then a service ace from Kamrynn Caruth. Taryn Griner followed with back-to-back kills before Annika Canaba later added two kills for the five-point lead.

HPU fought back with a 7-1 run to lead 9-8.

Sully took the lead back and held a number of small leads or it was tied before a 5-0 run gave them a 20-14 advantage. Canaba notched two more kills while Victoria Flores had a kill and Faith Herrera added an ace.

The Yellow Jackets scored the next two before the Lobos finished with a 5-1 run for a 25-17 win in set one.

Set 2:
Caruth started the second set with an ace that was followed by a Griner kill for a 2-0 lead. That was the start of a 4-1 run that saw kills from Canaba and Caruth. It was also part of a bigger 9-3 run to open the set that finished with a 4-0 answer with a kill and ace by Canaba and two kills from Mia Bella Ruiz.

HPU cut it to four, but the Lobos offense quickly put separation on the scoreboard with a 10-2 run to make it 19-7. The Yellow Jackets got to as close as 10 three times until Daniella Garcia finished with a kill for a 25-14 win in set two.

Set 3:
Sully took a 3-1 lead in set three before HPU tied it at 3-3.

Tatyana Colon finished a small 3-0 answer with a service ace for a 6-3 advantage. That proved to be the start of a 12-3 run for a 15-6 lead.

Sully extended their lead to 11 with kills from Canaba and Caruth followed by an HPU attack error for a 21-10 lead.

The Yellow Jackets attempted a comeback and got it to within five until a kill from Loren Garcia closed the match for a 25-19 score in set three to secure the sweep.

Canaba finished with game-highs of 12 kills and 20 assists. She also tallied six digs, a block and an ace.

Caruth also finished with a double-double of 17 assists and 11 digs. She also had a game-high four aces.

Also in double digits was Herrera with 11 digs.

The Lobos improve to 11-6 on the season and 7-4 in the ASC. HPU falls to 3-14 and 1-9.

Sully next travels to Abilene for a match with McMurry on Friday, October 15.